Filipino Psychology

• Ang mga kabataang may disabilidad ay nakikita bilang isang bahagi ng komunidad.
• Filipino Hierarchy of Values


  • Family
  • Religion
  • Media/Technology
  • Peers
  • Government
  • School
• Filipino Characters


  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses
• Strengths of the Filipino Character

  • Pakikipagkapwa-tao
  • Family Orientation
  • Joy and Humor
  • Flexibility, Adaptability, and Creativity
  • Hard Work and Industry
  • Faith and Religiosity
  • Ability to survive
• Weaknesses of the Filipino Character

  • Extreme Personalism
  • Extreme Family Centeredness
  • Lack of Discipline
  • Passivity and Lack of Initiative
  • Colonial Mentality
  • Kanya-Kanya Syndrome
  • Lack of Self-Analysis and Self-Reflection
• Roots of the Filipino Character

  • Family and Home Environment
  • The Social Environment
  • Culture and Language
  • History
  • The Educational System
  • Religion
  • The Economic Environment
  • Political Environment
  • Mass Media
• Sexuality


  Refers to human sexuality as perceived, expressed and experienced and valued by the Filipino people
• Sexuality


  • Affected by: Education, Internet, Religious Teachings, Media
• Courtship


  1. The man will have to court the woman and prove his love for her before he can win her heart

  2. Parents prefer their daughter to be courted in their home, so they can have a chance to know the man

  3. The man is being measured on his being a gentleman, ability to respect the woman's family, and servitude
• Panliligaw or ligawan


  Tagalog terms for courtship
• Manliligaw


  The one who courts a girl
• Nililigawan


  The one who is being courted
• Pandidiga or digahan


  Synonymous with courtship
• Pasalubong


  Gifts the guy has to give every time he drops by her family's house
• Harana


  Filipino men would serenade the women at night and sing songs of love and affection
• Pakipot


  Filipino women are expected to be playing hard to get because it is seen as an appropriate behavior in a courtship dance
• Discipline


  To instruct a person to follow a particular code of conduct or "order"
• Lack of Discipline


  • Casual and relaxed attitude towards time and space, lack of precision and compulsiveness, poor time management, procrastination, skirting the rules, Palusot syndrome, Ningas Cogon
• Hiya/Shame

  Filipino 'hiya' is not equivalent to English word shame, it regulates our behavior in society, making us act in such a way that people's feelings are respected, and relationships maintained
• Pakikipagkapwa-tao

  Manifested in a basic sense of justice and fairness, and in concern for others, demonstrated in the Filipino's ability to empathize with others, in helpfulness and generosity in times of need, in the practice of bayanihan or mutual assistance, and in the famous Filipino hospitality
• Factors that greatly depend on the Filipino Hierarchy of Values

  • Family
  • Religion
  • Media/Technology
  • Peers
  • Government
  • School
• Filipino Characters


  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses
• Strengths of the Filipino Character

  • Pakikipagkapwa-tao
  • Family Orientation
  • Joy and Humor
  • Flexibility, Adaptability, and Creativity
  • Hard Work and Industry
  • Faith and Religiosity
  • Ability to survive
• Weaknesses of the Filipino Character

  • Extreme Personalism
  • Extreme Family Centeredness
  • Lack of Discipline
  • Passivity and Lack of Initiative
  • Colonial Mentality
  • Kanya-Kanya Syndrome
  • Lack of Self-Analysis and Self-Reflection
• Roots of the Filipino Character

  • Family and Home Environment
  • The Social Environment
  • Culture and Language
  • History
  • The Educational System
  • Religion
  • The Economic Environment
  • Political Environment
  • Mass Media
• Sexuality


  Refers to human sexuality as perceived, expressed and experienced and valued by the Filipino people
• Factors affecting Filipino Sexuality

  • Education
  • Internet
  • Religious Teachings
  • Media
• Courtship (Panliligaw or ligawan)


  1. The man will have to court the woman and prove his love for her before he can win her heart

  2. Parents prefer their daughter to be courted in their home, so they can have a chance to know the man

  3. The man is being measured on his being a gentleman, ability to respect the woman's family, and servitude (the extent of what he was willing to do to prove his love for the woman)
• Manliligaw


  The one who courts a girl
• Nililigawan


  The one who is being courted
• Pasalubong


  Gifts the guy has to give every time he drops by her family's house
• Harana


  Filipino men would serenade the women at night and sing songs of love and affection
• Pakipot


  Filipino women are expected to be playing hard to get because it is seen as an appropriate behavior in a courtship dance
• Discipline


  To instruct a person to follow a particular code of conduct or "order"
• The Filipino's lack of discipline encompasses several related characteristics
• Hiya regulates our behavior in society, making us act in such a way that people's feelings are respected, and relationships maintained
• Pakikipagkapwa-tao


  Manifested in a basic sense of justice and fairness, and in concern for others. Demonstrated in the Filipino's ability to empathize with others, in helpfulness and generosity in times of need (pakikiramay), in the practice of bayanihan or mutual assistance, and in the famous Filipino hospitality